World History - Unit 3 - Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution began in the early 1700's in

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England

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The first major industry that developed during the Industrial Revolution was

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Textiles

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The Enclosure Movement was

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A period in England when laws were passed allowing fences to be put up around private property forcing the homeless to the cities.

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Adam Smith promoted the idea of capitalism and in his book The Wealth of Nations said that governments should

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Stay out of the way of business people

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Before the Industrial Revolution, early manufacturing was done in homes. Historians call this

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Cottage Industries

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A major reason a nation would be successful in the Industrial Revolution is: Plentiful natural resources and a fluid society

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Plentiful natural resources and a fluid society

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In the factories, production based on breaking up work into small repetitive tasks done by many workers is called

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The division of labor

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The first new power source linked to the Industrial Revolution was: Windmills, Electricity, The Gasoline Powered Engine, The Steam Engine

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The Steam Engine

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The steam train reshaped American society in that

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Factories and towns could be located away from rivers and coasts

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The new invention that revolutionized communication using electric current for the first time was

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The telegraph